Australia’s tail continues to wag and frustrate the Three Lions’ attack.
Handy runs from Australia’s lower-order continued to pile on the pressure on the home side with Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Starc getting amongst the runs at Old Trafford
Graeme Swann earned yet another five-wicket haul in his career as he continued to toil away to try and get his top-order into the game.
Scorecard
England v Australia
Played at Old Trafford
Toss won by Australia
Australia 1st Innings (overnight: 303-3)
S. Watson c Cook b Bresnan 19
C. Rogers lbw b Swann 84
U. Khawaja c Prior b Swann 1
M. Clarke b Broad 187
S. Smith c Bairstow b Swann 89
D. Warner c Trott b Swann 5
B. Haddin not out 57
P. Siddle b Swann 1
M. Starc not out 54
Extras (lb6, w2, nb2) 10
Total (7 wkts, 142 overs, 635 mins) 507
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Watson), 2-82 (Khawaja), 3-129 (Rogers), 4-343 (Smith), 5-365 (Warner), 6-427 (Clarke), 7-430 (Siddle)
To bat: R Harris, N Lyon
Bowling: Anderson 33-6-116-0 (1nb); Broad 33-6-108-1; Bresnan 32-6-114-1 (1nb, 2w); Swann 41-2-149-5; Root 2-0-8-0; Trott 1-0-6-0;
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson
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